May 2013

May 2013

CommencementU.S. District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis will deliver the keynote address at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law’s commencement ceremony, to be held on Monday, May 20, at 7 p.m. at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.READ MORE >>>

Ilene S. Cooper '79, a partner at Farrell Fritz, was elected as the Suffolk County Bar Association representative to the New York State Bar Association House of Delegates. She will serve a one-year term beginning June 1, 2013.

New Associate Dean
for Career ServicesHofstra Law announced that Christopher J. Caruso ’00 has been named Associate Dean for Career Services. Caruso, who received his J.D. from Hofstra Law in 2000, was most recently a partner at Moses & Singer LLP.READ MORE >>>

Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy LaunchedHofstra Law officially launched the Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy last month at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC), one of the new institute’s medical partners.READ MORE >>>

Accepting Nominations from Graduates
for the Alumni Association's Executive Board
The Alumni Association, which is made up of the more than 10,300 alumni of Hofstra Law, is led by an executive board consisting of a President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Third Vice President and a Secretary. We are currently seeking nominations for these positions. The Nominating Committee will present a final slate of nominees for a vote at the September 19 Open Board meeting.

To nominate a graduate, please send the name, a brief statement about the nominee and the position to which he/she is being nominated to lawalum@hofstra.edu.

In addition, we are seeking volunteers to serve on the Alumni Board’s four committees — Career Services, Development, Diversity and Enrollment Management — each of which works closely with a member of the Hofstra Law administration to engage with graduates, students, faculty and administrators to enhance Hofstra Law. If you wish to volunteer, please email your name and committee preference to lawalum@hofstra.edu.

Alumni Profile:
Risco D. Mention-Lewis '93Suffolk County Deputy
Police CommissionerThroughout her career, Risco Mention-Lewis '93 has had to think outside the box to solve problems in the community. Today, she continues to think differently and teaches others to do same. She attributes this way of thinking to Hofstra Law, where she learned the skills needed to bring about change.READ MORE >>>

Hofstra Law Names
Moritt Hock & Hamroff Annual Scholarship RecipientsHofstra Law has named Raechel J. Horowitz 1L and Seth A. Nadel 1L as the 2013 recipients of the Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP Annual Scholarship, a tuition scholarship awarded to one or more first-year law students. READ MORE >>>

Disaster Recovery Clinic
Expands Sandy EffortsThe Disaster Recovery Clinic, which currently represents small businesses affected by Superstorm Sandy, will be expanding its efforts to include individuals affected by the storm. To fund this expansion, Hofstra Law secured a $100,000 grant from the Robin Hood Foundation and a $25,000 grant from the Long Island Community Foundation.READ MORE >>>

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